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Topic: Plot Thefts (Read 6429 times)

Grrrrr. Just ventured down to the plot today (having just recovered from my latest back injections!) and we have had 5 of our potato bins stolen off the plot. The bricks that were inside to stop them blown away had been stacked up and the bins gone. Nothing we can do but it gets frustrating! Especially seen as the council cleared the perimeter of the brambles etc (which made it a lot harder for thieves to operate) for security fencing and then said they couldn't afford it. So thanks to them the site is even less secure than it was. Aplogies... /rant over.

I'd sugget the chair was still on site... and they used it to get in a window or over a tall fence...

When we cleared our first plots they were so overgrown with self set trees (damsons) that we found a 10x12 greenhouse at the back.. within two weeks vandals had broken in and burnt down a shed on the next plot which set fire to the greenhouse as well (wood frame)!! >:(

In the last couple of years we've had old tatty patio type pots nicked that were totally worthless, and also over the winter we had our barrow stolen.A few weeks ago someone had all of their ducks stolen ???

We've had a few thefts recently from our plots. The local police are keeping an eye on things but I don't think it's much of a deterent. It is frustrating and annoying but I think we need to be realistic - leave nothing of any value on your plot / shed. Last monday someone set fire to our communal shed which in reality was hardly used (that's not the point, it's still arson!). So now we are waiting on our local council tom come and clear away the debris .... won't hold my breath waiting for them to arrive

I was trying to link a couple of photos, couldn't work out how to do it. Anyway they are in my gallery if anyone wants to have a look at them. At least my little boy had some fun with the fire engines!

Special Constable should be issued to patrol allotments but allotment theft is very low on anyone priorites

There is no national body that can pay for better fencing gates and CCTV so we have to rais the funds ourselves, Our association are useless and so passive nothing would ever get done, as longas the committees plots are nicleey fenced and secured no body else matters.

I had around 40 2 x 2 concrete paving flags outside the gate to my plot for around 4 months, around a month ago I barrowed them on to the plot and laid them to form paths. 2 weeks later some xxxxxx climbed over the fence and knicked the flags. I was amazed as flags are readily available for free and I could not have lifted them over the fence.One of the other plot holders had is locks broke and his chicken poo stolen